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The UK renewables obligation : What's holding back the ROC market in the UK power sector?


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
229 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
1471-0846

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✦ Synopsis


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What's holding back the ROC market in the UK power sector? The UK's Renewables Obligation Order means that every generator producing electricity derived from a renewable resource is entitled to claim one Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) for every MW/hour generated. These ROC's have a market value and, in the ~ ory, can be traded between players within the sector. However, the viability of the RO as a mechanism for delivering additional renewable capacity may be fatally flawed because the full value of the ROC may not be realisable by developers. .... .